4/13/2020
Report on AAFD Support Initiatives to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
4/10/2020
Financial Relief from the Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic.
The AAFD has announced the schedule for our series of Town Halls over the next three weeks.
The AAFD team members, led by AAFD Chairman, Robert Purvin, and AAFD’s Director of Public Affairs and Engagement, Keith Miller, as we bring members up to date on the AAFD’s ... Read More →
The Coronavirus Outbreak: a Force Majeure event?
*By: Gary Tucker, Esq. and Karen Cockrill, Esq. Franchisees nationwide are facing devasting impact on their businesses, and increasingly mandated store closures. Naturally, franchisees face concerns regarding impact on their ... Read More →
Communicating via Text in Times of Crisis
by Laura Thompson*, Textellent – the leading provider of Business Texting We are all under stress right now as we face a new kind of quickly evolving crisis that is not ... Read More →
Important advice about Covid-19 Benefits for AAFD LifeStyle Health Plan subscribers
We have received an important communication from Medova Healthcare regarding benefits and protections included or ADDED to Lifestyle Health Plan subscribers. Click here to review this update. For more information ... Read More →
AAFD Fair Franchising Standards available from Amazon, the Kindle Marketplace and NOW, directly download from AAFD.org!
The AAFD has made it easier than ever to access the AAFD’s acclaimed Fair Franchising Standards. Simply visit the Fair Franchising Standards page on our AAFD’s Website, and choose to ... Read More →
Act Today! Request Disaster Assistance for Franchisees
S.3548 has been introduced in the Senate that specifically takes action to assist small business owners from the effects of Coronavirus pandemic. We now have a starting point to work ... Read More →
Overview of the Families First Coronavirus Response Law
H.R. 6201 did pass the Senate yesterday and was signed into law by the President. The Labor Department will now interpret the law and finalize the rules to execute the ... Read More →
AAFD Takes Action on New Jersey Hospitality Franchise Legislation
AAFD has given its support to newly introduced fair franchising legislation in New Jersey. A2682, a bill concerning hospitality franchisee agreements, has been introduced by Assemblyman Raj Mukherji, who is also Chair of the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Joining him as primary sponsors are Robert Karabinchak and Ronald Dancer making the introduction a bipartisan bill.


